imintrouble BSN, RN

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    One nurse on unit...

    imintrouble replied to bassadict69's topic in General Nursing

    Two staff members are always scheduled. Even if there's only one patient. One is an RN, the other is another RN, an LPN, or a CNA. Really small rural hospitals sometimes only have one unit, with an...
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    LPN - can they force me to do this?

    imintrouble replied to bellabean's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPN, ADN RN, Old, fat, ugly, opinionated, vocal,
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    Can this be put on the homepage or SOMETHING?!

    imintrouble replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    I signed days ago. I wouldn't have know about it if not for AN, and
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    Why do nurses eat their young?

    imintrouble replied to Perisoreus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read all the responses, and as usual, I see it as a more basic issue. Whoever provides the service, gets to make the rules. I jump through all kinds of assorted hoops on any given day, to...
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    retirement age

    imintrouble replied to faithfl's topic in Retired Nurses

    Half our nurse staff are late fifties, mid sixties. None of us have plans to retire in the near future. Airplane pilot id the only profession that I know of that has a mandatory retirement
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    I am a real nurse

    imintrouble replied to annienurse86's topic in Psychiatric

    I imagine that every profession has something similar. You're not a real doctor if you're a dermatologist. You're not a real attorney if you work in tax law. You're not a real model if you don't...
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    Vent about toiletting patients

    imintrouble replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the glut of nurses was to provide more cheap staff, to take care of all the new people with health insurance.Now I see it's to replace the "old" nurses, who simply don't want to nurse on a...
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    Did you marry a doctor?

    imintrouble replied to KayStanley's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lighten up people. The OP posted, we all answered, and have had 4? pages of entertainment. Why the personal
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    Trivial Question: What do you usually bring for lunch?

    imintrouble replied to justmehappy's topic in Nurses Rock

    Soup, sandwich, or leftovers. Sometimes just a bag full of snacks. Individual servings of apple sauce or fruit. Yogurt. Several quick fix items are best, because I rarely get ever 30 minutes...
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    Did you marry a doctor?

    imintrouble replied to KayStanley's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Especially for your co-workers who have to witness the mating
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    LPN - can they force me to do this?

    imintrouble replied to bellabean's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm sorry this has happened to you. We are expected to take shifts as CNA sometimes, but they're just shifts. I'd be as shocked as you if my employer expected me to assume that job all the time....
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    Short Rant Alert!

    imintrouble replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    No problems. I knew the answer to my question. It was
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    Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    imintrouble replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    What the OP describes, usually involved the night nurses, who had to wake an MD up to report a change in condition. It's a form of intimidation. We always looked out for the best interests of our...
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    Short Rant Alert!

    imintrouble replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    How did we get from inflated nurse egos to Pop Tarts and pee
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    Firearms

    imintrouble replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I don't own a gun yet. When I do, I'll also have a permit to conceal and carry. Violence doesn't just happen when you're at
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    Clinic staff ask pt how to find injection site?

    imintrouble replied to MinneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Bogus, or a student who misconstrues what and why an experienced nurse/MA says what they say. When I was a student I critiqued every single thing I saw taking place in my clinical site. Every time I...
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    What time do you clock in?

    imintrouble replied to justmehappy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It seems to me that those of you who choose to work off the clock, make those of us who don't, look less efficient. Management likes you because you don't make them pay for the time it takes to be...
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    I feel demoralize and I feel i cannot go on.

    imintrouble replied to curiousnurse2009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was expected to apologize when I'd done nothing wrong. AN schooled me on how to apologize without apologizing. It was exceptional advice, and I enjoyed reading every single suggestion. I consider...
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    Can we lay to rest the "compassion" nonsense?

    imintrouble replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it's a matter of perception. I consider it compassionate to give bad news to a person plainly, without offering hope when there isn't any. You don't have to be brutal, but again, that's...
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    Nurse Retention ideas

    imintrouble replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

    All the above. We haven't had a raise in more years than I can remember. If a raise isn't possible give us equipment that works. Our COWs are worthless. Our computers are slow. We don't...
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    Nurse, policeman, or both

    imintrouble posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last night a single car MVA victim came to the floor for 23 hr obs. Cops brought him into the ER, he was discharged to us. Bumps, bruises, scrapes, but ok other than he was stupid drunk. During...
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    Nurse, policeman, or both

    imintrouble replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but it was a single vehicle. He just totaled his own car. I think had there been two cars involved, with injury on the other side, the decision to call the cops or not would have been more...
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    Nurse, policeman, or both

    imintrouble replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    There's something that rankles about reporting a person who trusts me to take care of them. It wasn't my patient, and the choice wasn't mine. None of us was sure what the policy was. The...
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    What time do you clock in?

    imintrouble replied to justmehappy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why would anybody start work without being
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    Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    imintrouble replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I live a very simple life. My husband and I rarely go out. We have family that visits frequently, and they're like us. I never buy take out at work. Coffee's free at the hospital. I buy my...